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Global firms slash jobs amid weak sentiment, AI push

By Twesha Dikshit, Anuja Bharat Mistry and David Gaffen (Reuters) -Companies around the globe have ramped up job cuts, with blue-chips from Amazon to Nestle and UPS reining in spending while consumer sentiment dims and AI-focused tech companies start to replace jobs with automation. According to a Reuters tally, American companies have announced more than 25,000 job cuts this month, not including UPS's 48,000 figure, which dates from the beginning of 2025. In Europe, the total tops 20,000, with Nestlé ac ...